Experience

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  City of Lakeville

  • Community Development Director

    • Jun 2022 - Present

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  City of Dayton, MN

  • Dayton, MN

  • City Administrator and Development Director

    • Jun 2015 - Jun 2022
    • Dayton, MN

    Served as the City Administrator and Development Director for the City of Dayton. In this dual role I supervised and coordinated the operations and function of all City Departments. I worked with the City Council to establish and implement the strategic and long -range plans for the city. I coordinated the preparation alongside department heads, of the budget and Long-Term Capital Improvement Plan to the City Council. I served as the City Planner and Executive Director of the Economic Development Authority and managed all aspects of development review activities; handled all economic development short- and long-range planning; administered land use and housing development, building and inspections, public infrastructure and development and maintenance.

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  Loucks Associates

  • Maple Grove, MN

  • Director of Planning

    • Apr 2014 - Jun 2015
    • Maple Grove, MN

    • Managed all aspects of the Planning practice in a multi-disciplinary firm• Greatly expanded planning practice with addition of ten new municipal clients• Served municipal clients in all aspects of planning including comprehensive planning, zoning ordinances, small area plans, development review• Managed entitlement process for private development clients

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  Stantec

  • St. Paul, MN

  • Project Manager

    • Oct 2006 - Apr 2014
    • St. Paul, MN

    Served as the consulting City Planner in multiple client communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota. Managed complex planning projects including comprehensive plan updates, zoning ordinance re-writes and small area plans. Managed community engagement efforts for variety of complex infrastructure projects. Managed grant preparation for planning and engineering projects

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  PulteGroup- MN Division

  • Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

  • Entitlement Manager

    • Jan 2004 - Sep 2006
    • Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

    • Assisted Land Acquisitions to prepare land investment packages for corporate approval• Managed diligence efforts and resolutions to any site, easement or title issues • Selected and managed consultant land planners and engineers to prepare city submittals including zoning, platting, site design packages• Provided design input in each community land planning • Developed strong working relationships with Planners and Directors in project communities to ensure timely and efficient entitlement process

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  City of Burnsville, Minnesota - Municipal Government

  • Burnsville, Minnesota, United States

  • City Planner

    • Nov 1998 - Sep 2005
    • Burnsville, Minnesota, United States

    Served as the Senior City Planner- completed development reviews, staff liaison to the Planning Commission and City Council and worked with several other city commissions, special projects, GIS, Comprehensive Plan Updates, Zoning Ordinance amendments. Served as project manager for the Heart of the City Redevelopment Area.

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  City of Columbia Heights

  • City Planner

    • 1995 - 1997